Handle for cooking utensil



Oct. 11, 1938. jw. YB. MOORE ET AL 2,133,252

HANDLE FOR COOKING UTENSILS Filed Oct. 26, 1956 INVENTORS War/fer B. .Maor- Robcff 6. Cobb.

Patented Oct. 11,1938 ':Z,1Zi3,Z 52

UNITED STATES [PATENT OFFICE HANDLE FOR COOKING UTENSIL Walter B. Moore, Coshocton, and Robert S. Cobb,

. West Lafayette, Ohio, assignors to The Moore Enameling & Manufacturing Company, West Lafayette, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio I Application October 26, 1936, Serial No. 107,556 4Claims. (01. 53-8) 1 Our invention relates to a handle for cooking the stub 3 is preferably electrically welded'to the utensils. It has to do, more particularly, with a pan. It is welded to the pan before the pan and handle which is adapted to be applied to pots, stub are enameled. The stub 3 has a longitu- Dans or, other cooking utensils to facilitate handinally extending reinforcing rib 5 formed dlingand use of suchcooking utensils. Ourinventherein. This rib extends substantiallythe tion-is particularly applicable to enamel r lengthoi the stub. The inner end of the stub is although it is also applicable to aluminum ware, P d d at e e e with & downwardly D stainless steel ware, etc. 7 jecting substantially wedge-shaped flange '6 Enameled ware is commonly made with ametal which serves to reinforce the Joint where the handle of the same material as the ware. When stub is secured to the panm pots and pans are used in cooking, this handle The handle member I is preferably of the shape becomes hot with the resultthat the pots and u d in the w n It e ab y made pans are diillcult to handle. Furthermore, the of some molded plastic material which will not handles have been so shaped that a firm grip readily conduct heat, such as Bakelite or rubber. could not be obtained and the handle, conse- However, it can be made of other material which u quently, readily slipped from the hand. will not readily conduct heat, such as wood. This One of the objects of our invention is to prohandle is so formed that it may be readily gripped vide a handle for pots, pans or other cooking by e ha d a s P v d w 8 plurality utensils, or similar articles; the handle being of finger grip 8 011 i s l w r S f 80 h it such material-that it will not absorb heat. be firmly gripped without da e of 1 1 8 Another object of our invention is to provide a from the handhandle of the type indicated which is so shaped In. Figure 3 we a shown means for that it may be readily and-firmly gripped with ing the handle member] on the stub I. The the hand without danger of slipping from the handle member I isprovided with a socket 9 into hand. p which the outer end of the stub 3 may be readily u Another object of our invention is to provide a p se The St b 3 'p v ded w Ope handle of the type indicated which may be mad l0 intermediate the length thereof. The handle ily applied to or removed from a cooking utensil member .I is provided with an opening II in its "or other utensil. lower portion which is adapted to be brought into The preferred embodiment of our invention alignment with the opening II! when the handle a is illustrated in the accompanying drawing member I is slipped over the stub. A screw I! wherein similar characters of reference designate passes throug t aligning p s ii d It corresponding parts and whereinz and is threaded into a nut I 3 which is embedded Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cooking in the handle member 1 and in the upper wall of utensil showing our handle structure applied. the socket formed therein. The head of the 35 thereto. screw l2 is countersunk as at It so that the 1m- Flgure 2' is a detail in perspective, showing a gers will not contact therewith when the handle stub on which the handle is mounted. .member I is gripped. This is desirable-because Figure 3 is a section showing the handle on the t d of the scr w may beco e ho stub and the means for securing it thereon. Thus, it will be ap he bolt Structure 40 Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but show- J t described w serve to firmly Secure e ing different means for securing the handle on handle member O t e S e Socket in the stub. the handle member is so formed that the-handle Figure 5 is a section showing another means snugl 1 5 the Stub- 111 h the'handle for securing the handle on the stub. her I needs replacing, it can be removed readily,

With reference t the drawing, in Figure 1 merely-by re ov t esc w and t s p-- we have illustrated an enameled pan I having p t e handle from the stub- Furthermillfe. our handle structure, indicated generally by the the handle may be readily mounted on the stub numeral 2, applied thereto. and be easily secured thereto.

, The handle structure comprises a stub 3 made In Figure .4 we have illustrated diflerent means 5 of steel which is the material of which the body for securing a handlefla on astub 3a. This means portion of the pan is made. Thus stub 3 emcomprises a spring l5 secured within a notch Ii bodies a substantially flat outwardly projecting in the upper wall of the socket to and projecting portion 4, which has its inner end secured to the downwardly from the upper wall of the socket,

. outer surface of the pan I. The inner end of as illustrated in this figure; This spring I! has teeth I! formed on its lower surface. This spring l projects into a slot Illa formed in the stub 3a.

The teeth I! will prevent slipping of the handle member oif the stub by engaging the outer edge 'lflb of the slot Illa. However, slipping of the handle on the stub will be permitted because the inner edge of slotlfla is rounded as at We. Thus, with this means, the handle member can be readily slipped over the stub and will be firmly secured thereon.

In Figure 5 we have illustrated a differentmeans for securing a handle member lb on a stub 3b. The end of the stub is provided with a V-shaped slot it which receives a wedge l9 formed on the handle and projecting into the rear end of the socket. When the handle is posi- V tioned on the stub, the wedge l9 projects into the slot l8 and spreads the outer end of the stub 31) so that it will grip tightly the side walls of the socket 917. Thus it will be necessary to merely force the handle on the stub to cause it to be secured firmly thereon.

It will be apparent from the description above that we have provided a handle structure having many desirable features. The stub of the handle structure is made of the same material as the body portion of the pan and may be welded thereto readily. The pan and stub may then be enameled, leaving no unsightly joint between the stub and pan. Although the stub is preferably percussion welded to the pan, it may be secured thereto in otherways, such as riveting, soldering or electrically spot-welding.

The. handle member is made of a. material which will not readily conduct heat so that it will not become hot when the pan is being used for cooking or other similar purposes. 'Furthermore, the handle is 'so shaped that it may be gripped by the hand readily and firmly without danger of slipping from the hand. It may be applied readily to the stub or removed from the stub. The handle structure is of a simple nature and will have a low cost.

Many other'advantages willbe apparent from the drawing, the preceding description and the 55 spring having teeth on one .surface which cooperate withthe slot'to permit slipping of the handle on the stub but to permit removal therefrom.

2. In combination, a pan or the like comprising a body portion made of metal, a stub of metal having its inner end welded to said body portion, said stub being substantially flat and projecting outwardly from the body portion of the pan, said stub being provided at its inner end and on each edge thereof with an integral downwardly projecting substantially wedge-shaped reinforcing flange which has its inner and wider and welded to the body portion of the pan, said stub being provided with a longitudinally extending reinforcing rib formed therein, a. handle member having a socket formed therein fqnreceiving the stub and being adapted tofbeslipped over the stub, said handle member and said stub being provided with transverse bpenings which are in alignment with each other when the handle member is positioned on the stub, and a member passing through said aligning openings for maintaining said handle member in position on the stub.

3. In combination, a pan or the like comprising a body portion'made of metal, a stub of metal having its inner end welded to said body portion, said stub being substantially flat and projecting outwardly from the body portion of the pan, said stub being provided at its inner end and on each edge thereof with an integral downwardly projecting substantially wedge-shaped reinforcing flange which has its inner and wider end welded to the body portion of the pan, a handle member having a socket formed therein for receiving the stub and being adapted to he slipped over the stub, and means for maintaining said handle member in position on said stub.

4. In combination, apan or the like comprising a body portion made of metal, a stub of metal having its inner end securedto said body portion, said stub being substantially flat and projecting outwardly from the body portion of the pan, said stub being provided at its inner end and on each edge thereof with an integraldownwardly projecting reinforcing flange which has its inner end secured to the body portion of the pan, said stub being provided withv a longitudinally extending reinforcing rib formed therein, a handle member having a socket formed therein for receiving the stub and being adapted to be slipped over the stub, and means for maintaining said handle member in position on said stub.

* WALTER. B. MOORE.

ROBERT S. COBB. 

